Pride necessarily sprouts and grows; a pride that can only come from relentless kneading of unwilling flesh, painful months of grinding and burning away all that is heavy, all that is strength-sapping and useless to the body as a projectile. --John L. Parker, Jr., runner/author

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. --Theodore Roosevelt

7.5 Miles in 55:44 on a nice, albeit humid, morning in Little Rock; ran 1.25 Miles to Scott Field track, three additional laps to complete a two-mile warm-up (17 mins), followed by 4X400m Repeats at 5K pace (85ish secs) and 2X1200m Repeats at 5K pace (4:25ish); 400m jogging recovery at 8:00 pace between quarters and 800m jogging recovery between 1200s.

Happy to hit 70+ Miles on a busy, active, and fun week with my family.

AM: 10 Miles in 69:38 on a nice morning in the low 70s in Little Rock.

I ran the very challenging 10-Mile Loop that has become a staple since I moved into Midtown; ran east from house on Evergreen (or H Street), crossing over Kavanaugh to Lookout, where I pick up the LR Marathon Course for nearly 5 Miles (roughly Miles 16 - 21); after the northern dash down Lookout and the rhythmic pounding on the River Trail, I pushed hard up Overlook (2/3-mile climb) and through the hills of Camack Village knowing that 70 minutes was a possibility; with no traffic on a Sunday just past 6:00 am, I opted for the usually busy Cantrel pavement as I picked it up for the last half-mile, turning back down Hughes to my house.

16 Mile out-and-back loop starting from Pinnacle Mountain, following Pinnacle Base Trail two miles to Ouachita Trail, where I could have run to Oklahoma had I had the inclination. But, this run, with the rolling single track hills and rocky terrain, was all I wanted. All I carried was a 24 oz. Gatorade, and I pushed it coming back, running a negative split and finishing right at 2.5 hours.

10 Miles, including 12X400m Repeats, on a hot afternoon at the Scott Field Track. This workout looks better on paper that what it actually was. I ran the 400s untimed and probably no faster than 90 seconds/repeat.